Biggest Movers in Healthcare Stocks Now – AVNR PTCT AZN HALO

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Healthcare stocks declined broadly on Wall Street so far on Monday, with the sector seeing an overall decline of 0.4%.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.2%, the Nasdaq declined 0.7% and the S&P 500 was down 0.2%.

Some of the biggest gainers among healthcare stocks include:

  • Avanir Pharmaceuticals Inc (AVNR): AVNR stock is up 54.2% today and up 82.7% in the last month.
  • Ptc Therapeutics Inc (PTCT): PTCT stock is up 9.5% today.
  • Astrazeneca Plc (AZN): AZN stock is up 0.8% today.
  • Halozyme Therapeutics (HALO): HALO stock is up 0.2% today.
  • Fresenius Medical Care Corp (FMS): FMS stock is up 0.6% today.
  • China Biologic Products (CBPO): CBPO stock is up 0.3%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has increased.
  • Smith & Nephew Snats (SNN): SNN stock is up 0.3% today.
  • Edwards Lifesciences Corp (EW): EW stock is up 0.3% today.
  • Hospira Inc (HSP): HSP stock is up 0.2% today.

Some of the biggest losers among healthcare stocks include:

  • Achillion Pharmaceuticals (ACHN): ACHN stock is down 8.6% today.
  • Isis Pharmaceuticals (ISIS): ISIS stock is down 5.5% today.
  • Celldex Therapeutics Inc (CLDX): CLDX stock is down 4.6%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
  • Bluebird Bio Inc (BLUE): BLUE stock is down 4.6% today.
  • Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc (ACAD): ACAD stock is down 4.0% today.
  • Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc (LGND): LGND stock is down 3.5% today.
  • Mannkind Corp (MNKD): MNKD stock is down 3.4%, marking the sixth consecutive day the stock has decreased.
  • Clovis Oncology Inc (CLVS): CLVS stock is down 3.7% today.
  • Ariad Pharmaceuticals (ARIA): ARIA stock is down 2.8% today.
  • Neurocrine Biosciences (NBIX): NBIX stock is down 2.9% today.

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Editor’s Note: Returns for the fastest-moving stocks listed here are based on share prices 20 minutes prior to publication of this story.


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